Sen.-elect Rob Portman and his wife, Jane, head to a private reception on Nov. 2 in Columbus, Ohio. Portman coasted to an easy victory over Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher to keep Ohio's open Senate seat in the hands of the Republican Party. Michael E. Keating//The Cincinnati Enquirer/AP

Indiana Republican candidate for the Senate Dan Coats pumps his fist as he takes the stage to speak in Indianapolis on Nov. 2 after defeating Democratic challenger Rep. Brad Ellsworth. Coats will take over the seat left vacant by Democrat Sen. Evan Bayh. Michael Conroy/AP

A sticker is handed to a voter on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Waterville, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP

It was a busy morning turnout on Election Day at the Hilburn Drive Elementary School polling place in Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The News & Observer/Shawn Rocco/AP

Delaware Republican senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell smiles after casting her ballot at the Charter School of Wilmington in Delaware on Tuesday. Tim Shaffer/Reuters

A member of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers fills out his ballot at a polling station inside the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Spellman Room in Ossining, N.Y., on Tuesday. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

The Rev. Jerome Starling (l.) helps senior citizens Eddie Walthour (c.) and Myrtice Sandy (r.) go to a polling station to vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, in Miami. Starling is spending Election Day helping seniors get to the polls, and knocking on doors to encourage people to vote.Lynne Sladky/AP

Arizona Republican congressional candidate in the 3rd District, Ben Quayle (r.) leaves his polling station after voting with his wife, Tiffany Quayle, on Tuesday, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Alabama 7th District Democratic congressional candidate Terri Sewell waves to supporters after casting her ballot in the general election in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday. Sewell is seeking to become the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Alabama. Dave Martin/AP

Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder puts an "I Voted" sticker on his jacket after casting his vote in the general election in Superior Township, Mich. Tony Ding/AP

Rep. Mark Kirk (R) of Illinois greets voters at his local election site at Highwood Community Center in Highwood, Ill, on Tuesday. Kirk is running to fill President Obama's former Senate seat. Lois Bernstein/AP

Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias (l.), the Democratic nominee from Illinois, shakes hands with morning commuters in Chicago on Nov. 2. Giannoulias is running against Republican Mark Kirk for the seat once held by President Obama. Jeff Haynes/Reuters

On Friday, Russia's sports ministry denied accusations of state-sponsored doping that implicate more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports in sample swapping, tampering with samples, and taking steroid cocktails designed to evade Olympic testing.